Exhibitions & Showcases
Current Exhibitions
The Chapel Gallery provides around twenty exhibitions and showcases each year. Our current programme of exhibitions is below.
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Unique Perspectives: 19 September - 31 October 2009 |
This exhibition features the work of thirteen contemporary artists who explore perspective, unconventional viewpoints and spatial relationships through their art practice. The result is an exhibition that makes the familiar unfamiliar and asks us to look again at the structures and landscapes that surround us. Exhibiting Artists: Tom Baskeyfield, Paul Cousins, Shona Davies & David Monaghan, Stuart Jones, Suzanne Jones, Barbara Matthews, Kevin O’Connor, Sarah Jane Richards, Jacki Storey, Ulrich West, Chris Williams and Peter Wylie. Artist’s Talk: Paul Cousins, 22nd October 2009 from 7.00 - 9.00pm. £3.50 or FREE to Chapel Gallery Members. Contact the gallery to book. |
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Objects of Desire 2009: 7 November 2009 - 9 January 2010 |
This annual exhibition spotlights innovation in the field of contemporary craft and is an ideal opportunity to purchase original pieces as perfect Christmas gifts. In this show, you’ll find creations produced by established makers shown alongside exciting fresh talents. Exhibiting Artists: Laura Birdsall, Cloversoul, Anna Creighton, Vanessa Cutler, Navdeep Dhiman, Lisa Jane Forrester, Sarah Malone, Sonja Moss-Dolega, Denise O'Sullivan, Emer O'Sullivan, Janine Partington, Amy Perkins, Marie Prett, Julie Roberts, Helaina Sharpley, Kirsty Shaw, Ruth Singer, Hannah Souter, Andrea Thorpe, Penny Warren, Jane Withers and Eileen White. |
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Considering Sculpture and Print: 16 January - 27 February 2010 |
This engaging group show explores contemporary approaches to print, relief and three-dimensional work. The result is a diverse exhibition that celebrates a range of specialist techniques and compelling narratives. Exhibiting artists selected from the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts. Exhibiting Artists: Derek Boak, Mary Campbell, Greg Fuller, Mike Hatjoullis, Sue Henderson, Irene Jones, Glenys Lathom,John A McPake, Simon Manby, Anthony, Ratcliffe, Andy Shaw, John Grey Skinner and Barbara Sykes. Artist’s Talk: Derek Boak, Thursday 25th February 2010. 7.00 - 9.00pm £3.50 or FREE to Chapel Gallery Members. Contact the gallery to book. |
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Line & Form: 6 March - 17 April 2010 |
Eleven contemporary artists demonstrate the importance of line and form within their art practice. Pure line and clean forms are represented while, in contrast, the richness and complexity that can evolve from these fundamental components is also celebrated. Exhibiting Artists: Stephen Cunliffe, Rachael Elwell, Jane Hughes, Karl Kolley, Niina Kuosmanen, Kelvin Livingstone, Nicola Plant, Kate Raggett, Arthur Roberts and Simon J Smith. |
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Recollection: 24 April - 5 June 2010 |
An exhibition that focuses on memory and mementoes, from the sentimentality of nostalgia and the way in which memory distorts over time, to the emotions evoked by the simplest object, loaded with meaning. Exhibiting Artists: Murieann Brady, Catherine Kleeli, Julie Lawrence, Sara Nesteruk, Chantal Powell, Consuelo Seixas-Radclyffe, Heather Tait, John Taylor, Karen Thompson, Lisa Traxler and Louise Wood. |
